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...strong third: George Bush, who collected 21.1% of the votes after spending a mere $40,000 and visiting the state only a few times. Three weeks ago Bush scored a startling win over Howard Baker in a similar poll in Maine, and the Florida results further strengthened his candidacy. Yet what will matter far more for all the candidates is how well they fare in the state's March primary...
...which showed no signs of coronary disease and a blood pressure of 120/80-a rate physicians consider excellent. He has a touch of arthritis in his right thumb and a minor respiratory allergy to pollen. Reagan's aides contend that the age issue has been exaggerated by the press, yet polls repeatedly show that it concerns many voters. Reagan has faced the problem mostly by joking about it. In a jab at Carter's collapse during a long jog, Reagan last week referred to the stiff race ahead and quipped, "You can be sure...
...Yet the potential havoc of an oil spill on Georges Bank is considerably greater than at other drilling sites. Attorney Douglas Foy of the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston predicted in court that at least one major spill would occur over 20 years. Worse yet, warned Foy, would be the almost continuous discharges from day-to-day operations. Adds Biologist Howard Sanders of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: "There is a very real danger to Georges Bank fish from low-level chronic pollution...
Detroit's gloomy mood even extends to mighty General Motors, which lost $100 million on operations in the third quarter. Still stuck with 330,000 of the 1979 model autos and trucks, GM has started its own incentives of $100 to $400 per vehicle for dealers. Yet no come-ons are needed for small models. People attempting to buy the gas-sipping Chevrolet Citation and other GM "X-cars" have waited six months or more for delivery...
Noraid's leaders contend that the organization does not supply money or weapons for the Provos gunmen. They insist that the group's sole purpose is to help support the families of fighters killed or imprisoned by the British. Yet the line is a fine one, as even Flannery concedes: "Our support for their families enables them [the Provos] to make other uses of their money, so in that respect, yes, we're financing the I.R.A." Because Noraid has long been registered in the U.S. as an agent for the Irish Northern Aid Committee of Belfast, Flannery...